She got lucky in 2012 – Claressa Shields aiming to settle Savannah Marshall feud
Marshall defeated Shields in amateur action at the London 2012 Olympics.
Marshall defeated Shields in amateur action at the London 2012 Olympics.
Having already forfeited his WBA belt, the Scot has now given up his WBC crown.
The British fighter will be seeking a knockout when he bids to regain the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles in Saudi Arabia.
The pair’s rematch will take place in Saudi Arabia in August.
The British boxer will fight Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah in August.
Joshua will be attempting to become world heavyweight champion for a third time.
Joshua fought in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2019 and looks set to return to the country.
The heavyweight pair last met in 2016.
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The pair will look to settle a long-running feud.
Buatsi, who was born in Ghana but moved to the UK as a child, has won all 15 fights since turning professional.
The 31-year-old wanted to put her WBC and IBF crowns on the line against Victoria Noelia Bustos over 10 three-minute rounds but was turned down.
The governing body blamed a ‘lack of response’ from Taylor’s camp to his mandatory challenger but Taylor tweeted he had chosen to vacate.
Khan retires with a professional record of 34 wins from his 40 fights.
The Madison Square Garden fight was billed as the biggest in the history of women’s boxing and did not disappoint.